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1693 Putnam Avenue

275Records
17City systems
0Open violations
51.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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275 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 113 311 service requests, 44 HPD housing violations, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1916
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)1693 LLC
BBL4034510024
BIN4082449

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 51.3. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · Real Time Enforcement (7) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Investigations and Discipline (IAD) (2) · Drinking (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1916)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)1693 LLC
Head officerLulu Zhang
Managing agentJimmy Yu
Last registered2026-07-23

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$985,200 $443,340
2026$1,182,000 $531,900
2027$1,418,000 $638,100

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Randy'sChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwaySeneca Av — M · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Cypress Av — Q55 · 100 ft
Citi BikeMadison St & Cypress Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 239
Middle: Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

1693 Putnam Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

44 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $546,065 on 2026-04-03 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-03AL&R $2,600,000 — from 1693 LLC to CATHAY BANK $2,600,000
2026-04-03Mortgage $546,065 — from 1693 LLC to CATHAY BANK $546,065
2026-04-03Agreement $2,600,000 — from 1693 LLC to CATHAY BANK $2,600,000
2026-04-03Deed $4,000,000 — from NOMAD SOCIAL HOUSE LLC to 1693 LLC $4,000,000
2026-03-18Sold for $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $1,000,000
2025-06-18AL&R $2,080,000 — from NOMAD SOCIAL HOUSE LLC to CATHAY BANK $2,080,000
2025-06-03Deed $3,250,000 — from GZC HOLDING LLC to NOMAD SOCIAL HOUSE LLC $3,250,000
2025-06-03Mortgage $296,033 — from NOMAD SOCIAL HOUSE LLC to CATHAY BANK $296,033
2025-06-03Agreement $2,080,000 — from NOMAD SOCIAL HOUSE LLC to CATHAY BANK $2,080,000
2025-05-20Sold for $3,250,000 $3,250,000 $812,500
2019-07-10Deed $2,900,000 — from 1693 PUTNAM AVENUE CORP.; HUA AN USA CORP. to GZC HOLDING LLC $2,900,000
2019-07-10AL&R $2,000,000 — from GZC HOLDING LLC to AMERASIA BANK $2,000,000
2019-07-10Mortgage $2,000,000 — from GZC HOLDING LLC to AMERASIA BANK $2,000,000
2019-07-01Sold for $2,900,000 $2,900,000 $725,000
2006-01-03Mortgage $235,583 — from 1693 PUTNAM AVENUE CORP. to FLSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $235,583

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017007018
201802140016
20190076013
2020005005
20210190010
202200520052
20230190111
202407420150
20251487121
20260136212
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 177Ownership & money 45Health & systems 7

Every one of the 275 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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